A Citgo convenience store clerk thwarted an attempted robbery of cellphones from his Fort Bend County store when he put a choke hold on one of the three suspects and refused to let go until a third suspect threatened to kill him. Some shoppers inside were freaked out be the incident, though others went on about their shopping like nothing happened. Another man is seen stomping the suspect once he is on the ground. | Courtesy Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers

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A Citgo convenience store clerk thwarted an attempted robbery of...

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A Citgo convenience store clerk thwarted an attempted robbery of cellphones from his Fort Bend County store when he put a choke hold on one of the three suspects and refused to let go until a third suspect threatened to kill him. Some shoppers inside were freaked out be the incident, though others went on about their shopping like nothing happened. Another man is seen stomping the suspect once he is on the ground. | Courtesy Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers

Photo: Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers

A Citgo convenience store clerk thwarted an attempted robbery of...

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A Citgo convenience store clerk thwarted an attempted robbery of cellphones from his Fort Bend County store when he put a choke hold on one of the three suspects and refused to let go until a third suspect threatened to kill him. Some shoppers inside were freaked out be the incident, though others went on about their shopping like nothing happened. Another man is seen stomping the suspect once he is on the ground. | Courtesy Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers

Photo: Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers

A Citgo convenience store clerk thwarted an attempted robbery of...

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A Citgo convenience store clerk thwarted an attempted robbery of cellphones from his Fort Bend County store when he put a choke hold on one of the three suspects and refused to let go until a third suspect threatened to kill him. Some shoppers inside were freaked out be the incident, though others went on about their shopping like nothing happened. Another man is seen stomping the suspect once he is on the ground. | Courtesy Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers

Photo: Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers

A Citgo convenience store clerk thwarted an attempted robbery of...

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A Citgo convenience store clerk thwarted an attempted robbery of cellphones from his Fort Bend County store when he put a choke hold on one of the three suspects and refused to let go until a third suspect threatened to kill him. Some shoppers inside were freaked out be the incident, though others went on about their shopping like nothing happened. Another man is seen stomping the suspect once he is on the ground. | Courtesy Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers

Photo: Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers

A Citgo convenience store clerk thwarted an attempted robbery of...

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A Citgo convenience store clerk thwarted an attempted robbery of cellphones from his Fort Bend County store when he put a choke hold on one of the three suspects and refused to let go until a third suspect threatened to kill him. Some shoppers inside were freaked out be the incident, though others went on about their shopping like nothing happened. Another man is seen stomping the suspect once he is on the ground. | Courtesy Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers

Photo: Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers

A Citgo convenience store clerk thwarted an attempted robbery of...

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A Citgo convenience store clerk thwarted an attempted robbery of cellphones from his Fort Bend County store when he put a choke hold on one of the three suspects and refused to let go until a third suspect threatened to kill him. Some shoppers inside were freaked out be the incident, though others went on about their shopping like nothing happened. Another man is seen stomping the suspect once he is on the ground. | Courtesy Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers

Photo: Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers

A Citgo convenience store clerk thwarted an attempted robbery of...

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A Citgo convenience store clerk thwarted an attempted robbery of cellphones from his Fort Bend County store when he put a choke hold on one of the three suspects and refused to let go until a third suspect threatened to kill him. Some shoppers inside were freaked out be the incident, though others went on about their shopping like nothing happened. Another man is seen stomping the suspect once he is on the ground. | Courtesy Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers

Photo: Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers

A Citgo convenience store clerk thwarted an attempted robbery of...

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A Citgo convenience store clerk thwarted an attempted robbery of cellphones from his Fort Bend County store when he put a choke hold on one of the three suspects and refused to let go until a third suspect threatened to kill him. Some shoppers inside were freaked out be the incident, though others went on about their shopping like nothing happened. Another man is seen stomping the suspect once he is on the ground. | Courtesy Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers

Photo: Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers

A Citgo convenience store clerk thwarted an attempted robbery of...

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A Citgo convenience store clerk thwarted an attempted robbery of cellphones from his Fort Bend County store when he put a choke hold on one of the three suspects and refused to let go until a third suspect threatened to kill him. Some shoppers inside were freaked out be the incident, though others went on about their shopping like nothing happened. Another man is seen stomping the suspect once he is on the ground. | Courtesy Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers

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A Citgo convenience store clerk thwarted an attempted robbery of...

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Houston-area crimes caught on tape

Be warned, potential evil-doers. The cameras are always on, as these suspects found out.
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Houston-area crimes caught on tape

Be warned, potential evil-doers....

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GAS STATION CAR THIEF: Harris County deputies are looking for a woman and man in their early 20s who stole a man's car around 1:15 a.m. July 19, 2014 at a gas station in the 400 block of West FM 1960. According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, the man distracted the suspect by asking to borrow his cellphone while the woman slipped into his car and sped away.

CLERK CHOKES OUT ATTEMPTED ROBBER: A Citgo convenience store clerk thwarted an attempted robbery of cellphones from his Fort Bend County store when he put a choke hold on one of the three suspects and refused to let go until a third suspect threatened to kill him.

WALLET THEFT IN CHURCH: Harris County Sheriff's Office alleges that Cynthia Gonzales, reportedly seen in the top-middle of the frame in the dark shirt, stole from her fellow churchgoers at services throughout Houston. Here, she allegedly reaches under the pew in front of her to steal a wallet, which she allegedly used to write a $399 check at Sam's Club with. The alleged crime happened in 2011, but Gonzales was finally brought back to Texas from Florida in July 2014 to face five felony counts.

THEFT OF RARE SKATEBOARDS: Houston Police are seeking information regarding two suspects who broke into the Kingpinz skateboard shop at 8584 Westheimer Road on June 11 and made off with rare skateboards, t-shirts, caps and more. Surveillance video shows that thieves smashing through the front door, then pilfering the shirt and caps racks, before grabbing the skateboard decks on their way out. A person of interest possibly named Brendan is being sought for more information.

ROBBER PAYS UP: A routine gas station robbery probably didn’t go as planned for a Houston criminal earlier this month when he was forced to return a portion of his loot to the counter in order to leave the business he had just robbed.

POPEYE'S CHICKEN ROBBERY: Harris County deputies are looking for three suspects who robbed at gunpoint a Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen located on West FM 1960 on July 27, 2014. Once an employee opened the restaurant safe, one of the suspects pulled out a gun, hopped over the counter and took money from both the safe and the cash register.

CELLPHONE STORE ROBBERY, PART 1: Houston police are searching for three masked gunmen who robbed a Sprint store at gunpoint on July 17. Investigators believe they may be the same men who committed a similar armed robbery of a Harris County T-Mobile store on July 24, making off with approximately $30,000 in cellphones. (Houston Police)

CONVENIENCE STORE ROBBERY: Authorities are searching for a man they...

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CELLPHONE STORE ROBBERY, PART 2: The Harris County Sheriff's Office is looking for three masked gunmen who robbed a T-Mobile store location at 12260 West FM 1960 by gunpoint on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 and assaulted employees inside. The gunmen made off with 80 cellphones averaging $400 in price each and an unknown amount of money.

CELLPHONE STORE ROBBERY, PART 2: The Harris County Sheriff's Office...

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LOAN STORE ROBBERY:Houston police robbery investigators have released surveillance video and photos of two suspects wanted in a robbery of the EZ Money Loan Services at 7000 North Freeway service road about 12:50 p.m. on May 24. The suspects are described only as black males. One was armed with a semiautomatic pistol. He is about 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs about 170 pounds, was wearing a black T-shirt and has several tattoos on his face. The second suspect is about 5 feet 11 inches tall, 170 pounds and has long braids, a mustache and goatee. The suspect was wearing a black T-shirt and Chicago Bulls cap.

NAKED PEEPING TOM: Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers have offered a $5,000 cash reward for information leading to the arrest of a man who broke into an area back yard, took off all his clothes and went swimming in the homeowners pool.

CROSS-DRESSING, DANCING BANDIT: Houston Crime Stoppers is looking for a man dressed who broke into a business' shipping area on May 5 dressed as a woman, chugged a bottle of Diet Pepsi from the office fridge and danced for security cameras before making off with several computers and other electronics. Anyone with information about the man's identity or whereabouts is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS or send a tip via the iWatchHarrisCounty mobile app.

SAFE ROBBERY: Two men used a sledgehammer to break into a safe at a...

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CHECK-CASHING STORE HEIST: Houston police and Crime Stoppers are looking for two suspects involved in the robbery of a check cashing store in the Copperfield area of west Houston on Jan. 14.
Witnesses describe the two armed suspects as Hispanic males between 17 to 21 years of age, around 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall. Both were said to be wearing a black jacket, a black and red baseball cap, and black pants at the time of the robbery.

HEB BANK ROBBERY: Authorities say this man robbed an HEB at 12035 Antoine earlier this year. He entered the store, just west of Veterans Memorial, walked up to the teller counter and handed the teller a threatening note demanding money, FBI officials said.

Clerks fought back against would-be thieves Wednesday afternoon during a robbery at a convenience store in Fort Bend County.

The incident occurred about 2:30 p.m. at a Citgo Serivce station and convenience store on Highway 6 near Old Richmond Road, according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies said three men walked into the store and began browsing as if tghey were customers. One of them went to a kiosk where cell phones were on display for sell, knelt behind it and began taking phones.

Deputies said clerks confronted the man taking the phones and fought with him to get the phones back. One clerk put the man in a choke hold to subdue him. One of the other suspects threatened to kill the clerks if they didn't let his accomplice go free.

Then all three suspects left empty handed. Two of them sped away in a silver BMW while the man who was subdued by clerks ran away.

No injuries were reported.

The man who tried to steal the phones is described as being white. He was 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighed about 180 pounds. He wore a dark shirt, a striped undershirt and gray shorts.

The man who threatened to kill the clerks was Hispanic and about 6 feet all. He wore a bandana on his head and had long, black hair, a mustache and a beard. He wore sunglasses, a green T-shirt and blue jans.

The third suspect was described only as being Hispanic.

Anyone with information about the case is urged to contact Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers, Inc at 281 342-TIPS or online at http://www.fortbend.crimestoppersweb.com/. Tips can also be sent by text message. Text FBCCS and tips to CRIMES.

Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for information leading to the suspects' arrests or charges being filed against them.